From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Gammel Holte Subject: Re: GuixSD and free hardware Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2015 12:44:07 +0100 Message-ID: References: <87a8rjusbn.fsf@gnu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a1143a32435634f05223750e7 Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:33403) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Zn3Qf-0004DS-G5 for guix-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 16 Oct 2015 07:44:10 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Zn3Qe-0007xr-BV for guix-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 16 Oct 2015 07:44:09 -0400 In-Reply-To: <87a8rjusbn.fsf@gnu.org> List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: =?UTF-8?Q?Ludovic_Court=C3=A8s?= Cc: guix-devel@gnu.org --001a1143a32435634f05223750e7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, Oct 16, 2015 at 9:32 AM, Ludovic Court=C3=A8s wrote: > I think many of us are interested in having GuixSD on those devices. > > Mark recently ported GuixSD to mips, which allowed him to identify > architecture-specific assumptions need to be addressed. That was an > important first step. > > There=E2=80=99s also the question of whether we can use GRUB on these pla= tforms, > since GuixSD pretty much relies on it. Latest GRUB reportedly works on > (some) ARM platforms: > . > > It would be good to see if GRUB can be used as the LibreBoot payload on > the C201, as a replacement for =E2=80=98depthcharge=E2=80=99. > It's good news GuixSD is interested in supporting these machines, as I think it's gonna be where the majority of (mostly)-free hardware comes in the near future. I might try to buy a C201 soon to see if I can get GuixSD running. I hadn't thought about possible issues with an ARM payload on Libreboot. That's a very good point. --001a1143a32435634f05223750e7 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable


On Fri, Oct 16, 2015 at 9:32 AM, Ludovic Court=C3=A8s <ludo@gnu.org>= wrote:
I think many of us are int= erested in having GuixSD on those devices.

Mark recently ported GuixSD to mips, which allowed him to identify
architecture-specific assumptions need to be addressed.=C2=A0 That was an important first step.

There=E2=80=99s also the question of whether we can use GRUB on these platf= orms,
since GuixSD pretty much relies on it.=C2=A0 Latest GRUB reportedly works o= n
(some) ARM platforms:
<https://wiki.linaro.org/LEG/Engineering/Kerne= l/GRUB>.

It would be good to see if GRUB can be used as the LibreBoot payload on
the C201, as a replacement for =E2=80=98depthcharge=E2=80=99.

It's good news GuixSD is interested in supportin= g these machines, as I think it's gonna be where the majority of (mostl= y)-free hardware comes in the near future.

I might try to= buy a C201 soon to see if I can get GuixSD running. I hadn't thought a= bout possible issues with an ARM payload on Libreboot. That's a very go= od point.
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